as in treacheries
the act or fact of violating the trust or confidence of another
the terrible betrayal of having her best friend reveal her confidences to others
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Recent Examples of betrayals
When a raging blizzard traps the group inside, secrets, lies and betrayals all bubble to the surface, and the question of who will die — and who will do the killing — becomes more and more intriguing.
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Calum Marsh, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2025
But what happens when the writer is your beloved sister, and your whole family is kind of a disaster, with years of snubs, betrayals, and accidental and purposeful misdeeds between everyone, many of them aired in print by the writer?
—Jen Doll, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2025
Any betrayals to the commitments researchers made to those people could compromise the ability of scientists to work with them in the future.
—Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 27 Mar. 2025
After a number of betrayals and acts of violence, the family lands in a camp in another unnamed nation, scarred and compromised but alive.
—Lily Meyer, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2025
Blake and Albert, their tongues loosened by wine, reopen and then scratch viciously at old wounds, calling out personal failures and professional betrayals.
—Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 19 Mar. 2025
Chamberlain was gullible and naïve, and Chamberlain’s appeasement to Hitler is considered one of the biggest betrayals in modern history.
—Tom Zirpoli, Baltimore Sun, 11 Mar. 2025
Everyone will be tested and, as the stakes rise, the betrayals, sacrifices and conflicting agendas will become profound.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 10 Mar. 2025
The land is torn apart by fierce rivals, shifting loyalties, and bloody betrayals.
—Joe Otterson, Variety, 6 Mar. 2025
Calum Marsh, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2025
But what happens when the writer is your beloved sister, and your whole family is kind of a disaster, with years of snubs, betrayals, and accidental and purposeful misdeeds between everyone, many of them aired in print by the writer?
—Jen Doll, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2025
Any betrayals to the commitments researchers made to those people could compromise the ability of scientists to work with them in the future.
—Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 27 Mar. 2025
After a number of betrayals and acts of violence, the family lands in a camp in another unnamed nation, scarred and compromised but alive.
—Lily Meyer, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2025
Blake and Albert, their tongues loosened by wine, reopen and then scratch viciously at old wounds, calling out personal failures and professional betrayals.
—Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 19 Mar. 2025
Chamberlain was gullible and naïve, and Chamberlain’s appeasement to Hitler is considered one of the biggest betrayals in modern history.
—Tom Zirpoli, Baltimore Sun, 11 Mar. 2025
Everyone will be tested and, as the stakes rise, the betrayals, sacrifices and conflicting agendas will become profound.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 10 Mar. 2025
The land is torn apart by fierce rivals, shifting loyalties, and bloody betrayals.
—Joe Otterson, Variety, 6 Mar. 2025
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“Betrayals.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/betrayals. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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